President should think before he speaks

Kudos to Richard Silvestri of Fort Pierce and Joseph de Phillips of Stuart. Ken Silvestri was a baseball player. You also have shown you are a player.

Your letter and Joseph’s article have hit home runs. A lot of Treasure Coast people are afraid to tell the truth, and just vote for their party affiliation That’s where toughness comes into play. Toughness is not being a bully, it's having backbone. Both of you have hit the nail on the head.

This president should take more time to think before he speaks.He does not realize that his words plant a seed of millions of either success or failure in the lives of the youth of America that he claims to so love.

The difference between assertive and being aggressive is how his words and behavior affect the rights and well-being of others.

There are two kinds of pride, the good and the bad. President Trump represents the bad side, where his superiority reeks with arrogance and conceit and overrides any of the good pride he has earned with some positive changes.

Progress is impossible without changes .And the fact that to be criticized may not be agreeable, it is necessary. It serves as the same function as a pain in the (rear end). It brings attention to any unhealthy issues pending.

You don’t make progress by standing on the sidelines complaining. We are given one life and the decision is ours to make up our minds whether to act and take action to live a better life.

We cannot be paralyzed by the fear of failing. Prayer will help. When I was at West Point, Eleanor Roosevelt told me. “what we often overlook is that failure is a part of all great achievements and discoveries."